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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

OK, I got an envelope in the mail last night from Chris with a CD full of images and a couple of video clips from our recent New York City Beer Tour. Thanks Chris!!!

I got tired of waiting for the images so I posted Part 1 of the tour last week here. I hope you enjoy the images from Brooklyn Brewery!!! More to come on the rest of the tour, so stay tuned!

This was the first sign that we were heading in the right direction...

Chris and I are enjoying a tasty beverage at the Brooklyn Brewery, in case you're blind... Then again, if you are you can't read this either.Never mind then...

A closer shot of Chris and I enjoying some of Brooklyn Brewery's fine products... Beer makes Chris happy, can't you tell?

Our friendly Brooklyn Brewery tour guide gave us a detailed history on the company and the beer. She also explained the whole process, but sadly offered no free samples...Friendly, but stingy...

Brewing in Brooklyn is a little more technical than it is in my kitchen.I'm told the green button adds hops...

Thirsty beer-zombies stager into the brewing area for the big tour..."More brains! I mean, MORE BEER!"

Kenn pauses for a moment as he leaves the brewery, convinced he saw a Brooklyn Brewery Oompa Loompa off in the distance...Have another drink Kenn!

I need to get me a setup like this for the kitchen... Maybe in the next house?Then again, this may be a little over kill...

The lonely Bar-Keep wasn't lonely for long at the Brooklyn Brewery tasting room. 8 outstanding beers on tap, and more available in the bottle too...

Just some tasty beer, sitting around Brooklyn Brewery with no one to love it. Poor beer, all it ever wanted was to be loved, and you wouldn't let it...Maybe the lonely bar keep can give the beer the attention it so desperately desires...

Me posing with my new Brooklyn Brewery glasses on my way to the car before we hoofed it all the way to Barcade...

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Brewing

Get the equipment and buy ingredients. Your best bet is to grab a starter kit online or from your local beer making supply shop. (30 minutes or so, not including shipping times)

Clean and sanitize the equipment (15 minutes or so, but do a good job, this is very important!)

Brew the beer and start the fermentation (60-90 minutes the first time, my first batch was closer to 90 minutes, that wort takes a long time to boil!)

Fementation

Waiting, waiting and more waiting. Look at the pretty bubbles! (typically about a week)

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Takes about an hour once fermentation is complete. (don't bottle too early, they could expload!)

Bottle Conditioning

Waiting, waiting and more waiting. Look at the pretty bottles! (usually two to four weeks)